title: In situ preparation of monodispersed Ag/polyaniline/Fe3O4 nanoparticles via heterogeneous nucleation.
abstract: Acrylic acid and styrene were polymerized onto monodispersed Fe3O4 nanoparticles using a grafting copolymerization method. Aniline molecules were then bonded onto the Fe3O4 nanoparticles by electrostatic self-assembly and further polymerized to obtain uniform polyaniline/Fe3O4 (PANI/Fe3O4) nanoparticles (approximately 35 nm). Finally, monodispersed Ag/PANI/Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared by an in situ reduction reaction between emeraldine PANI and silver nitrate. Fourier transform infrared and UV-visible spectrometers and a transmission electron microscope were used to characterize both the chemical structure and the morphology of the resulting nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Longchun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lixia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China ; State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jingxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lei
keywords: Ferromagnetic; In situ composites; Nanoparticles; Polyaniline; Self-assembly